The Return of Direct Defense in Europe: The Challenge to the Infrastructures of the Liberal Democratic Societies
Russia and China as 21stcentury authoritarian powers are challenging the liberal democracies in both classic military…
Read More »How Do We Sustain Self-Reliance
Discussions about self-reliance, like many other conversations among defence planners, rarely begins with a conversation on…
Read More »Shaping a Public Strategic Narrative: A Missing Element for the Defense Policies of the Western Democracies
The challenge we face with regard to the 21stcentury authoritarian powers is significant. And with the…
Read More »Presence, Economy of Force and Scalability: The New Amphibious Task Force
The USMC is considered the nation’s crisis management force. But with the rise of new authoritarian…
Read More »From the A380 to the FCAS
Richard Aboulafia was a a major critic of Airbus launching the A380 from the outset. He…
Read More »The Evolution of Fuel Support In Coalition Operation : a Burdensharing Success Story
At a time of transatlantic fingerpointing and GDP percentage endless discussions, it is soothing to focus…
Read More »Cutting the Financial Cost of the Endless War: The Impact of Erik Prince’s Approach
Defense.info has been publishing a series on the critical strategic significance for the US and its…
Read More »Do France and Germany Speak for Europe on Defense?
There seems to be a persistent assumption in Paris and Berlin that the two largest states…
Read More »UK Leadership Highlighting Impact of Defense on UK Economic Development
A recent story on the UK Ministry of Defence website highlighted the role of defense in…
Read More »The Strategic Shift and Crafting a 21st Century Sustainment Capability
The liberal democracies are facing a demanding shift from fighting the land wars in the Middle…
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